Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

MyNDTALK - Loving Bravely - Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon Real love starts with you. In order to attract a life partner and build a healthy intimate relationship, you must first become a good partner to yourself. This book offers twenty invaluable lessons that will help you explore and commit to your own emotional and psychological well-being so you can be ready, resilient, and confident in love. Psychologist and relationship expert Alexandra H. Solomon introduces the idea of relational self-awareness, encouraging you to explore your personal history to gain an understanding of your own relational patterns, as well as your strengths and weaknesses in relationships. By doing so, you'll learn what relationships actually require, beyond the fairy tale notions of romance. And by maintaining a steady but gentle focus on yourself, you'll build the best possible foundation for making a loving connection.

MyNDTALK - Selective Mutism - Dr. Veronica Raggi Selective mutism (SM), is best understood as a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child or adolescent's inability to speak in one or more social settings (e.g., at school, in public places, with adults) despite being able to speak comfortably in other settings(e.g., at home with family). Today, MyNDTALK is joined by Dr. Veronica Raggi of Alvord, Baker & Associates (Rockville, MD) to discuss what selective mutism is and is not.  

MyNDTALK - WOGAMATTER  - Esther Lawson A compelling tale of a small mixed-race girl, growing up in post-war Britain, and her experiences of racism in all its forms from all quarters of society." At once, hard to hear, hard to believe and easy to believe, this is a story of days past and sadly, days present.

MyNDTALK - Free Your Child From Overeating - Dr. Michele Maidenberg If your ten- to eighteen-year-old is struggling with overeating, you know how hard that can be--for your child and for you. Unhealthy eating habits put kids and teens' well-being and self-confidence at risk. Something needs to change--but what? And how can you bring it up so they can really hear you? You may have tried to help your child--without much success--but you may be overlooking the root cause of their struggle with eating and exercise--their thinking.  

MyNDTALK - Heroin Was His Pain - Dr. Harold Jonas With nearly 30 years of professional experience, Dr. Harold Jonas is well known in the addiction and recovery industry. In recovery for heroin addiction (clean since 1987), he is responsible for the concept, design and launch of multiple online directories serving the addiction and recovery industry including Sober.com - Learn about Harold's path to recovery, his challenges, his successes and his latest app creation!

MyNDTALK - The Fix - Sharon Leder Who is Josef Katz? The fun-loving, harmonica-playing dad Sara loves so much? Or the monster who abuses Sara's mother and locks himself in the bathroom, unable to beat his addiction? Eight-year-old Sara Katz huddles under the covers, listening to her parents' muffled arguments and fighting the sleep that inevitably brings her bad dreams of her terrifying Shadow Father, a heroin addict. As Josef's sickness worsens, young Sara is torn apart by her family's need to keep its "shame" a secret from its Jewish community in Brooklyn. Sara finds herself drawn to the liberation movements of the 1960s while feeling trapped in the darkness of her father's addiction and his untimely death. Will Sara ever learn the truth about how her father became addicted and why he couldn't get well? How will she find her own identity if her family can't embrace its truth? And if Sara reveals her father's secret, will she find freedom or destroy her family?

MyNDTALK - Homeostasis - Penelope Rodriguez Penelope Rodriguez takes us on the challenging roller-coaster ride of a parent attempting to understand her son's erratic behavior, get an accurate diagnosis, help her son navigate his mental illness, help herself navigate the legal 'protections' put in place to assist her son in maintaining his confidentiality - while keeping the family unaware - securing and maintaining positive mental health care services and so much more.

MyNDTALK - Defiant - Janine Shepherd Listen to "the remarkable life of Janine Shepherd, an elite ski racer whose bid to represent Australia in the Olympics was cut short by a tragic accident. She recalls the ten days she hovered between life and death, faced with the difficult choice to let go or return to a body that would never be whole again. After six months in hospital battling to rehabilitate her permanent disabilities, she not only taught herself to walk again--she earned her wings as both a pilot and an aerobatics instructor. Janine Shepherd shares with candor and compassion the practical lessons she has learned throughout her continuing journey. Janine offers hope and encouragement for anyone facing a life challenge, sharing her hard-won wisdom and priceless advice for navigating one's way from loss to healing.

MyNDTALK - Self-Talk is Powerful! - Erik Vance Erik discusses the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories, and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains? Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations and beliefs influence our bodily responses to pain, disease, and everyday events. Drawing on centuries of research and interviews with leading experts in the field, Vance takes us on a fascinating adventure - his first-hand dispatches will change the way you think--and feel. Expectations, beliefs, and self-deception can actively change our bodies and minds. Vance builds a case for our "internal pharmacy"--the very real chemical reactions our brains produce when we think we are experiencing pain or healing, actual or perceived. Supporting this idea is centuries of placebo research in a range of forms, from sugar pills to shock waves; studies of alternative medicine techniques heralded and condemned in dif

MyNDTALK - Are We Happy Yet - Lisa Cypers Kamen Lisa Cypers Kamen, an internationally recognized applied positive psychology coach and expert in life-crisis recovery, reveals her breakthrough system for cultivating sustainable happiness and well-being--regardless of life's drama, trauma, or challenges. ... You'll learn how to: • Accept the past for what it is--a reference point, not a destination • Embrace the truth that while life is tough, you can be happy • Transform your relationship with yourself from enemy to ally • Focus on what's right with your life, not what's wrong • Control the only person you can--yourself. ... 'As a reformed depressed person, I did not wander into my happy place. There was a personal evolution to my happiness revolution,' says Lisa of her own journey. Lisa is a sought-after expert in life-crisis triage, including addiction  and trauma recovery.

MyNDTALK - Mothering with Courage - Bonnie Compton Bonnie Compton provides guidance for mothers to self-reflect and dig deep to discover what is important to them from their own perspective. Only from that space can a mother discover how to be the best, most authentic mother for her child. Compton provides mothers a detailed guidebook for the journey as a mother, complete with the latest understanding and tips for healthy parenting and motherhood.  

MyNDTALK - A Joyful Life - Michele Swiderski Over the course of a decade, Michele fought her way through mental illness by weaving together her passion for creativity with her belief in the creative power of Spirit. Through simple practices such as journaling, meditation, and crafting, she rediscovered the power of the creative spirit to rebuild her life. As she discusses "A Joyful Life: How to Use Your Creative Spirit to Manage Depression," Michele eagerly shares her hard-won wisdom to guide others who are mired in depression. She wishes for us all to reconnect with our best selves and take first steps to a place of health, hope, and happiness.

MyNDTALK - To Fool the Rain -Steven Werlin Lacking social safety nets, the poor in Haiti and elsewhere face ongoing and catastrophic cycles of poverty and disease. Fonkoze's pioneering work in solidarity with Haiti's poor has been a crucial step in disrupting such cycles. Fonkoze's model, particularly its Chemen Lavi MiyÒ program, offers a path to security and hope for marginalized women. –  From the foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer

MyNDTALK – Another Kind Of Madness – Dr. Stephen P. Hinshaw Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for 18 years within his family--that his father's mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations. From the moment his father revealed the truth, during Hinshaw's first spring break from college, he knew his life would change forever. Hinshaw calls this revelation his "psychological birth." After years of experiencing the ups and downs of his father's illness without knowing it existed, Hinshaw began to piece together the silent, often terrifying history of his father's life--in great contrast to his father's presence and love during periods of wellness. ...

MyNDTALK - A New Look at Psychopathy - Dr. Eve Maram When her father died, the story of his life and their relationship ignited her curiosity about the meaning of psychopathy, enriching and amplifying what she already felt she knew from a wide range of experiences, study, and observations. The result is an invitation to explore this charged topic, psychopathy, with a new perspective that holds the potential for growth and healing. At the heart of the story is the power of eros - the devastating ramifications of its absence and the tremendous healing energy of its presence.?

MyNDTALK -Transgender Teens - Lisa Kenney What do you do when your son announces he is transgender and asks that you call her by a new name? Or what if your child uses a term you've never heard of to describe themselves (neutrois, agender, non-binary, genderqueer, androgyne...) and when you didn't know what they meant, they left the room and now won't speak to you about it? Perhaps your daughter recently asked you not to use gendered pronouns when referring to 'her' anymore, preferring that you use "they"; you're left wondering if this is just a phase, or if there's something more that you need to understand about your child." Learn the answers to these and many more of your questions when you listen to this edition of MyNDTALK!  

MyNDTALK - Shock Waves Cynthia Orange In the United States, about 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience, witness, or are affected by a traumatic event in women) may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a life-altering anxiety disorder. Once connected mainly with veterans of war, PTSD is now being diagnosed in many situations that cause extreme trauma such as rape, physical attacks or abuse, accidents, terrorist incidents, or natural disasters. The millions of family members of those who have PTSD also suffer, not knowing how to help their loved one recover from the pain. - Through the pages of Shock Waves, Cynthia Orange offers a practical, user-friendly guide for those who love someone suffering from this often debilitating anxiety disorder, whether that person is a survivor of a war or of another harrowing situation or event. Cynthia is joined by her husband, a Vietnam Vet, who shares his own thoughts, searing, honest experiences of living with PTSD. Cynthia and her husband are pow

MyNDTALK - Shock Waves Cynthia Orange In the United States, about 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience, witness, or are affected by a traumatic event in women) may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a life-altering anxiety disorder. Once connected mainly with veterans of war, PTSD is now being diagnosed in many situations that cause extreme trauma such as rape, physical attacks or abuse, accidents, terrorist incidents, or natural disasters. The millions of family members of those who have PTSD also suffer, not knowing how to help their loved one recover from the pain. - Through the pages of Shock Waves, Cynthia Orange offers a practical, user-friendly guide for those who love someone suffering from this often debilitating anxiety disorder, whether that person is a survivor of war or of another harrowing situation or event. Cynthia is joined by her husband, a Vietnam Vet, who shares his own thoughtful, searing, honest experiences of living with PTSD. Cynthia and her husband are pow

MyNDTALK – Backbone - Dr. Volker Sontag Dr. Volker Sontag - Backbone "On a beautiful spring morning in 1989, neurosurgeon and spine expert Volker Sonntag was just finishing rounds at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. At that same moment sixteen miles away, a hard-charging boy named TJ veered his bike into the path of a speeding pickup truck. The impact all but killed the boy, leaving him with a shattered leg, severe internal injuries, a massive blood clot near the brain stem, and--but for the fragile spinal cord--a complete separation of the skull from the spine." Who is Dr. Sontag - where is he from? Was he able to save this little boy? What is life like for a prominent neurosurgeon?

MyNDTALK - Pick the Job That Works for You! - Dr. Tracey Wilen Dr. Tracey Wilen is a researcher and speaker on the impact of technology on society, work, and careers. A former visiting scholar at Stanford University, she has held leadership positions at Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems. She was an adjunct professor for Bay area colleges teaching classes in business, technology and women's work for several career related books - today she discusses employment options/opportunities for today - what career path is best suited for YOUR personality?